Sananda Sahoo

Lucrative KBR Contracts Unaffected by Iraq Troop Drawdown

Only one in nine hours billed by a contractor for running the giant military bases that house U.S. soldiers in Iraq in the first half of 2009 was for actual physical labor, according to new testimony by the Pentagon’s auditors. The company — KBR, a former subsidiary of Halliburton — is tasked with military logistics … Continue reading “Lucrative KBR Contracts Unaffected by Iraq Troop Drawdown”

US Aid Program for Pakistan Frontier a Flop, Audit Says

A 45-million-dollar program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that has been in place for nearly two years in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has failed to develop local government agencies to ensure delivery of basic services, according to an audit by USAID’s inspector general. he three-year project is run by … Continue reading “US Aid Program for Pakistan Frontier a Flop, Audit Says”